Find out how popular the last name Deering is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Deering.

Deering, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Deering surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Deering in America

Deering is the 5825th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Deering surname appeared 5,936 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Deering.

We can also compare 2010 data for Deering to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Deering

The surname Deering originated in England and is derived from the Old English words "deru" meaning wild animal or deer, and "ing" which is a patronymic suffix indicating familial descent. It is thought to have first emerged as a hereditary surname in the 12th or 13th century.

The name is believed to have originated in the county of Derbyshire, where it referred to someone who lived near a deer park or woodland area frequented by deer. Variations in spelling over the centuries include Deeringes, Deringe, and Dering.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name is found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where a person named Edric Deringis is listed as a landowner in Derbyshire. In the 13th century, a Richard de Deringe is recorded as holding lands in Wiltshire.

Notable individuals with the surname Deering include Sir Edward Deering (1590-1645), an English lawyer and politician who served as a Member of Parliament during the reign of King Charles I. Another prominent figure was John Deering (1676-1749), an Anglo-Irish philosopher and writer who published works on theological subjects.

In the 18th century, Ebenezer Deering (1719-1768) was a merchant and landowner in colonial America, known for his involvement in the establishment of the town of Deering, New Hampshire, which was named after him. The English naturalist and entomologist Charles Deering (1811-1865) made significant contributions to the study of insects and arthropods.

A more recent historical figure was James Deering (1859-1925), an American industrialist and art collector who founded the Deering Estate in Miami, Florida, which is now a historic site and environmental preserve.

While the name Deering has spread globally over the centuries, its origins can be traced back to the early medieval period in England, where it was likely derived from an association with deer or deer hunting grounds.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Deering

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Deering.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Deering was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Deering has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Deering was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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